Chapter 59: Little Princess Chu Tianling
Baiyun City is heavily guarded, although it has not yet reached the point of lockdown, but there are always aborigines on the official road who are moving away from this city where every inch of land is valuable. There are even more rumors in the court. The military generals felt very aggrieved, but the civil officials were playing with words, and the old emperor looked coldly at the courtiers below on the throne.
His hand lifted slightly, pressed into the air, and the cacophony gradually stopped.
"This court meeting, I specially invited Bai Xiaosheng to make a record of the court meeting, what is discussed today, what is decided today, will soon spread to every inch of the Nebula Empire."
"Since the ancestors of the Chu family unified the Nebula Empire more than two hundred years ago, Baiyun City is the capital of the empire. The descendants are not good, and Shuofang City, known as the 'City of Never Falling', was occupied by barbarians. And three days ago, Yu Mingxiu, the commander of Dongwanghai's main force marching eastward, was sent here in an expedited manner for 800 miles, saying that the Shang Alliance had betrayed the Nebula Empire, and Dongwanghai was taken away by the Shang Alliance. β
"Chu Tianxiong!!" The old emperor suddenly turned his head to a corner on the right, and his voice suddenly raised a knot.
"Son~ Son's retain." The second prince knelt forward.
"Shuofang City has fallen, what about your eldest brother?" The Emperor's voice became calmer, but a bigger storm was brewing.
"Big brother ~ Big brother's life and death are unknown."
"He~ hehe, life and death are unknown, why deceive yourself. We all know the boss's temperament. That's it, let's not care about this, let me ask you, now that Dongwanghai has fallen, why are you here? The old emperor's words were like a sharp sword that forced the second prince to a dead end, and the second prince's hand was tightly clenched.
The atmosphere in the main hall was almost frozen. After a long time, the old emperor continued: "After the fall of Shuofang City, the 300,000 army of the barbarians rested for a while, and then went straight to the Tianci Plain. β
"Someone told me that the Ganges General Army Lu Jie was afraid of the enemy and cowardly fighting, which led to the loss of Fenglingdu, and then the wartime command removed Lu Jie's official position."
"Lu Jie was the martial champion of the year, I remember that the emperor left a rule, I don't know if anyone in the palace can know which rule I am referring to?"
Bai Xiaosheng who was waiting in the main hall was an old man who had entered the sixtieth year, wearing a white robe, although the emperor was angry and the hundred officials trembled, but this old man was indifferent, and his voice was clear, "The promotion and transfer power of each civil and military champion is limited to Your Majesty, and no one can move." β
"That's right. Lu Jie is stubborn, I know, I saw it in the palace exam that year. But why did he offend so many powerful people, and such a crucial position as the chief soldier of the Ganges River still did not change? It was because of this rule of the founding emperor of the year. β
"Ancestor Shengming. Which is not the cornerstone of the empire. A few of you from the wartime command, I want to ask if you don't know this rule? β
Without waiting for the people below to answer, the old emperor followed again, "I heard you say that the 200,000 barbarian army that crossed the river has already been killed in Baiyun City, and it will only take three or five days." I want to ask, isn't it 300,000, where did the 100,000 go? β
"Am I confused? You have deceived and deceived to this point, Lu Jie lost Fenglingdu, but he killed 100,000 barbarians, why didn't anyone ask for merit for him? β
"Xu Ziling, Zhang Huanran, Wu Qian! What did your wartime command say? β
"Report ββ! A barbarian messenger came. "The appearance of the herald at the critical moment prevented the eruption of the volcano.
His Highness someone quietly wiped the cold sweat.
The old emperor frowned, "Xuan." β
A tall and sturdy barbarian envoy walked into the main hall with a box in his arms.
"See the Nebula Emperor!" The barbarian envoy spoke with an urn and a breath.
"Flat."
"I'm here to persuade you to surrender. My Khan is willing to accept your surrender to save the people from suffering. β
The old emperor looked at the tall barbarian envoy as if he were looking at a clown, "Dream." He coldly spat out two words.
"I'll show your majesty something, and your majesty may change his mind." But the messenger did not care.
Someone handed the box up.
"Ahh The old emperor screamed and fell straight on his throne. In a panic, the entourage surrounded him.
In the middle of the box was the head of the eldest prince Chu Tianying, and the corners of his eyes and eyebrows were still stained with blood, just like the broken marks on the walls of Shuofang City.
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The little princess Chu Tianling felt that the recent changes were like a dream. Disasters struck her one after another, and she was only fifteen years old. The death of her eldest brother and the serious illness of her father made her frown. Mr. Hu looked at the lively and clever students in the past, and he was also very distressed.
"Your Highness. You have to take care of yourself. β
"Hmm. Let's not lecture today, my mind is very chaotic and I can't calm down. β
"Well, if you don't do academics, you just talk about life and death." It is rare for the old master to take the initiative to talk to the little princess.
It's a pity that Chu Tianling wasn't happy at all, "Life and death? Are you talking about big brother? I miss him so much~woo~"
The old master did not comfort the little princess, but said seriously: "No, what I want to talk about is the life and death of Your Highness, Your Majesty, and the hundreds of thousands of people in this White Cloud City. β
"I~ What can I do? I'm only fifteen years old. Will you let me go into battle and kill the enemy? Chu Tianling's emotions are still very sensitive.
"It is the responsibility of the general to charge the battle and take charge of the soldiers. What His Highness needs to do is to maintain the stability of the royal power. β
Chu Tianling looked at Master Hu with confused eyes.
"His Majesty today has five children, three boys and two girls. And in the five main cities of my Nebula Empire, each heir guards one side. His Royal Highness was young, so he stayed with His Majesty. Now that Dongwanghai is lost, the second prince has returned-" Mr. Hu's words were suddenly interrupted by the little princess.
"Who?" The little princess drew a short sword from behind her and stepped forward, protecting Master Hu behind her.
Several men in black flashed out from behind the pillars in the hallway. Without answering, he drew his weapon and attacked.
Although the little princess Chu Tianling likes to pester Master Hu when she has something to do, her knowledge is not very good, if she talks about fighting alone, I am afraid that only the eldest Chu Tianying can say that she can win steadily.
The Assassins apparently did not expect the little princess to have a stunt. As soon as they fought, a rushing forward was stabbed to death by the little princess with a sword. After a fight, the little princess only hung a few lotteries. Strange to say, it's been a while, and I haven't seen the Praetorian guards come to the rescue.
Out of nowhere, Master Hu got the arrow, and a red flame dragged its long tail into the night sky.
"Let's go." The remaining three men in black are about to slip away.
Mr. Hu grabbed the little princess who was about to catch up and handed her a waist card.
"This is someone from the Prime Minister's House."
"Is Xu Ziling going to rebel?" The little princess was resentful, and her wounds needed to be bandaged.
"This is also your second brother's person." The old master's voice was very soft, but it was like a thunderbolt in Chu Tianling's ears, she finally understood what Master Hu had been reminding her, she was always unwilling to admit it, unwilling to face it, but in the end she had to usher in this moment.
"Sir. Do we have anyone who has believed? Time is running out. Chu Tianling seemed to have matured a lot all of a sudden.
"General Yan Lie is at my house, so I will ask him to come and meet His Highness."